I’ve been in the area while the Bassmaster Classic was going on. Make sure you get your hotel reservations now as they get fully booked and there’s not a lot to choose from if you wait. I usually stay at the Hampton Inn which is decent and there’s a Courtyard there I stayed in as well.
Lake Guntersville is a wonderful area. I’ve been going there since I was a boy. I’m not a big fisherman but the fishing there is very good. My uncle had a stocked pond on his land up in Horton that I fished out of a lot while growing up. Yeah, I know that’s not real fishing!
Sam, fising is fishing, whether it be Lake Erie, a private pond, or your living room aquarium. LOL I’m on the pro/field staff of several small-ish tackle and outdoor apparel companies (enough to make a decent tournmant jersey out of the sponsor logos) but it doesn’t mean I’m The World’s Greatest Angler, it’s just means that I’ve always loved fishing and can get by competitively on a level playing field. Fishing a private stocked pond is a joy just from the standpoint of actually getting a bite and landing them. My wife’s cousin has a small, stocked lake on his farm and I love any chance I get to wet a line in it. The fish aren’t in pressured water and are less tempremental about weather conditions and the type of bait you toss. Guntersville is only about a three hour drive from here, so it would be a day trip, especially if my wife goes with me.